SD 850 Battery Status How do you handle the fact that there is no indicator of battery status? I've never waited for the low battery light to come on because of fear it will come on when I need the camera most. How is everyone else handling this? SD 850 Battery Status How do you handle the fact that there is no indicator of battery status? I've never waited for the low battery light to come on because of fear it will come on when I... » Read More SD 850 Battery Status How do you handle the fact that there is no indicator of battery status? I've never waited for the low battery light to come on because of fear it will come on when I need the camera most. How is everyone else handling this? « Show Less
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I have the SD700 and I am looking to upgrade to the 850 or something similar. Both seem to have the same battery indicator issue. It would be really nice for them to include an indicator but, alas, no. So what I do with the 700 is 1) have a second battery. I rarely need it but it is good to have on vacations and other high use periods. 2) The battery will last for WEEKS when I am not using it to often, so when its convenient I throw it in the charger. It usually takes less than an hour to come to a full charge. Good luck!
1505637
There is a little delay. More on some settings than others. I would say the battery life is good but I would recommend having a backup. I haven't had the camera for long and I'm no expert so I don't know what would be considered normal usage. I have shot over a hundred pictures on one battery and that is with some playing around with the camera also. Hope this helps.
1498812
I am not an expert in batteries, but I have used enough gear in the Military to know if it says Compatibility error it could be simply not seated correctly and the contacts may not be making full contact. That is the easy fix. The other work around is if the batter actually works and does not heat up your camera it might be an error code that simply shows up. I get those on my car and for the most part they are due to small issues not related to anything in particular. As I stated, have a different model, but since this is not a Factory Sony Battery it might cause an error to show up on your screen. My question is does it not work at all? Does your device not function? If so, you may have to return the battery and actually buy the OEM Battery from Sony. Usually I take a deep breath, check the connection(s) again and find that the fix is actually easier than the headache. If not, replacing it might be your only option. You can send me more detail and Amazon can forward it to me... I know a lot, but sometimes things just do not function as expected. I hope that helps a bit. Sincerely, a Retired Army SGM.
252595
It may be that you have inadvertantly turned the IS function off. Check your user manual to make sure you know what should be displayed to indicate the IS is on. Even if it is you still have to hold the camera reasonably still, all cameras.
2239287
To be honest the battery life seems really good and I have yet to get to the point where the battery has gotten low enough to get some kindof warning . There is a very small led light which is either red or blue I'd imagine that is probably the indicator light to let a person knowwhen the battery is low. I would have to check the manual to be positive though. I hope this info still helps.
719846
I just replaced the battery in 1 of 2 units that I have when it displayed the low battery indicator. That unit was installed June 2008, and now it's November 2014, 6 years on a battery. I have a second unit that was installed July 2008, and the battery died January 2010. I tested that replaced battery now, and it still tests as good. This is already nearly 5 years on the replacement battery so far, therefore I assume the issue with the first one was a weak initial battery, and not the unit itself.
1738085
Make sure that when you set it up for use that you go into the camera settings and enable the remote for "quick response." I've noticed that when I go to long without using the remote it enters a stand by mode and I have to re-enable it again. If that doesn't work then you might need to change the battery. Happy shooting!
757958
It appears the problem is not with discharge, but with the software that tells you the battery is discharged, and then shuts the camera off automatically. The battery is actually fine. Problem is, Canon says the issue requires a firmware upgrade for certain serial numbers, not others. So I have a camera with a serial number that supposed does not require an upgrade, but it still has the problem. So now I have to deal with customer support and that whole thing. Not something I'm eager to do on a brand new product.
82243
I am also having this problem with the busy light signal. I've read other posts and it quite a few people have mentioned this issue. I've check and tested some of the solutions and:1. It's not the battery2. it's not the speed of the card (tried 3 diff. ones high speed)3. it's not the iso settingsI think its time to send it back to canon and have them evaluate.
1289747
Double check to make sure it's not on "no flash" (lightning bolt with circle and slash through it) which you can change by pressing the circle with the ok in the middle. If that doesn't work, turn the camera off, take the battery out, and then put back in and turn on. also make sure your camera is well charged. Otherwise, get service.
1575229
I have not had a problem with the level indicator not showing at all, but these do drop off quickly one the the power indicator shows the battery life is getting lower. I have never had a problem with that because I think they last just as long as the OEM battery. I think that unless someone is doing photography where the notice of the last part of the power cycle is critical then it is not an issue. For me it's not that there is not a notice, you just don't have as long once you see the level getting low. No big deal, change your battery, problem fixed.
358287
I have this camera and I had the same problem, when it says the battery is low, it's means really low, only for some more shots. So I bought another battery and I carry it in the camera pack. I did this because I know how much time I can take pictures in "extreme pictures situations", like going in museums for one day for example. Two bateries for me is enought. You need to test and know "your limits". :-) Another good thing I did was turning off the LCD most of the time in this situations. According to the manual this saves a lot of energy: from their tests you can shoot 160 picts with it on and 600 with it off!
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I think you may have gotten a defect battery because I only charged mine for an hour or 2 when I first got it. (I disconnected it because the charged light turned green) and I was able to use it all day yesterday and today. I still haven't gotten the low batter indicator.
1055173
My experience has been very good... Over Christmas for example, I had a battery last me for a few days, and that's with shooting probably 20 photos and a little video each day. On trips where I'm doing a lot of shooting I may go through a battery each day and recharge at night. Since I have two batteries I just cycle them through and am never lacking a charged battery. When I got my camera, a firmware update made battery life significantly better... Could be the same for you.Best of luck!
1295997
Same problem here! After I opened the box I charged the battery till the light turned green. Put the battery in the camera, put the film pack in, the black film cover came out (so I assume I put the film in right), turned the camera on but all the symbols are blinking and I'm not able to make a picture. After reading here I put the battery again in the charger and now the light turns orange!! But I just took it out because it was green?!?! Now I'm just gonna wait till it's green again and see if it will work. Does anyone have any others tips for me?XO
1262090
Yes. Mine froze up so I ordered a new battery......problem solved. This is a fantastic camera!
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Hey, I don't have the same problem after connecting to a computer. But when I'm in review mode and delete a photo/video and turn off the camera directly without going back to camera mode, I've noticed that the screen stays on, but black and none of the buttons, not even power, will work. You just have to simply remove the front cover, take out the battery and put it back in. I've had to do this 3 times thus far and it's not a consistently occurring problem, but the solution works every time.